Cost of living comparison
Colombia is 51.1% cheaper than Lebanon.
If you lived in Colombia instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 53.8% less for restaurants
Lebanon
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.17
L£909,810
|
$2.71
$10,739
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.59
L£679,589
|
$5.26
$20,847
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
L£201,819
|
$0.60
$2,385
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
L£65,930
|
$0.46
$1,819
|
|
pay 34.5% less for groceries
Lebanon
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
L£60,512
|
$0.87
$3,460
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.59
L£500,091
|
$1.61
$6,383
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.36
L£1,106,003
|
$3.28
$12,989
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
L£206,532
|
$1.65
$6,544
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
L£236,141
|
$1.55
$6,165
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
L£81,506
|
$0.83
$3,296
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
L£50,375
|
$0.29
$1,164
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
L£48,491
|
$0.37
$1,457
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
L£55,812
|
$0.40
$1,571
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
L£47,841
|
$0.30
$1,205
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
L£40,192
|
$0.33
$1,326
|
|
pay 43.7% less for transportation
Lebanon
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
L£328,111
|
$2.04
$8,071
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.04
L£5,641,964
|
$23.61
$93,634
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,250.00
L£1,991,224,179
|
$14,617.95
$57,963,660
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.90
L£1,512,435
|
$11.28
$44,727
|
|
pay 62.8% less for housing
Lebanon
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.28
L£5,216,005
|
$21.37
$84,753
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$712.20
L£63,737,285
|
$208.57
$827,027
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$371.45
L£33,242,030
|
$176.18
$698,607
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.87
L£11,801,197
|
$46.64
$184,938
|
|
pay 51.0% less for childcare
Lebanon
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$320.83
L£28,712,409
|
$104.33
$413,712
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,591.35
L£410,894,358
|
$3,004.13
$11,912,080
|
|
pay 61.6% less for entertainment and sports
Lebanon
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.62
L£234,920
|
$0.90
$3,552
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
L£261,290
|
$1.21
$4,780
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.40
L£303,867
|
$1.90
$7,522
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.53
L£5,774,850
|
$18.34
$72,726
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.00
L£805,439
|
$2.91
$11,552
|
|
pay 50.5% less for clothing
Lebanon
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.46
L£5,768,584
|
$40.50
$160,583
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.75
L£4,810,261
|
$27.32
$108,348
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$121.82
L£10,902,325
|
$60.30
$239,090
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.96
L£11,540,897
|
$45.16
$179,063
|
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